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sine qua non(noun, idiom, condition, need)
5
called for(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, essential)
3
escape clause(idiom, qualification)
3
fine print(idiom, condition, essential, requirement)
2
saving clause(idiom, qualification)
2
small print(condition, essential, requirement, qualification)
1
academic requirement
1
clearing the decks
1
de rigueur(adjective, significant, essential, basic)
1
incumbent on(adjective, significant, essential, basic)
1
life or death(idiom, need, essential, basic)
1
name of game(adjective, idiom, significant, essential)
1
no alternative(need, essential, requirement, essentiality)
1
no choice(need, essential, requirement, essentiality)
1
of the essence(adjective, idiom, essential, necessary)
1
starting point(theory, guesstimate, premise)
1
vital part(noun, need, essential, certainty)
0
anything indispensable
0
bottom line(noun, condition, essence, basic)
0
brass tacks(noun, condition, essence, basic)
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